'We must stop': Marine scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation

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New report calls for the complete and permanent protection of the high seas from all industrial extraction including deep sea mining

Extractive activity in international waters, including fishing, seabed mining, and oil and gas exploitation, should be banned forever to prevent "irreversible damage" to marine biodiversity and the global...

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